Types of software
Meaning of Software Computer software is a name of all forms of programs in general. A program itself is a sequence of instruction which the computer understand in order to perform a given task. Types of software Software can be divided into three major types which are; system software, programming software and application software. 1. System software: these are software that helps to operate the computer hardware and computer system in it entity. Examples are: 1.1. Device drivers. 1.2. Operating systems. 1.3. Servers. 1.4. Utilities. 1.5. Windowing systems. The function of systems software is to support the applications programmer from the details of the particular computer complex being used, which are: peripheral devices as communications, printers, readers, displays and keyboards, and also to separate the computer's resources such as memory and processing time in a secure and stable manner. 2. Programming software : the